A sporting occasion is nothing with out snacks like our favourite sodas and chips. However the reality is, our favourite snack manufacturers are doing much more behind the scenes than most of us are conscious of, particularly PepsiCo.

As senior supervisor of sports activities advertising at PepsiCo, Erica Smith is really devoted to her function. Smith’s mission at PepsiCo is to embody inclusion in sports activities on and off the court docket. A few of her duties embrace creating purpose-filled sponsorships that help HBCUs and cross-league collaboration to leverage powerhouse partnerships that amplify each other and raise up ladies in sports activities. Smith is personally chargeable for PepsiCo’s WNBA sponsorships.

On this episode of Younger Influentials, Adweek digital editor and host Colin Daniels sits down with Smith to debate coordinating the NBA and WNBA All Star Weekends, her love for basketball and creating change that issues.

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